# NTSB MKC68D0076: Alon A-2, N6525Q, Finlayson, MN, July 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1967
- Place: Finlayson, MN · FINLAYSON, MN
- Location: 46.2104° N, 92.9304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Finlayson, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2104&lon=-92.9304&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115550
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2446   67/7/4    FINLAYSON, MINN     ALON A-2            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N6525Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PLT TRIED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT,HILLY FIELD. TALL GRASS, WIND CALM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6525Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6525Q), registered now, S/N A-125, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALON A-2
- Registry model: [Alon A2](https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a2) (registry code 0540102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6525Q (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI73FER03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FER03), Aug 17, 1972: Alon A-2 (N6525Q), Elk Mound, WI, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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